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After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.
I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.
For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.
From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.
Sincerely, Jeff D.
The Present and the Future (In terms of me)
- Thread starter Tyler Graham
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Paul Knightley
EF5
You'll find that trying to read up on it ahead of a class can make it seem much more daunting than getting into the class and working on examples. I had a hard time grasping pure mathematics at school - I found I needed to see it applied for it to make sense - well, the atmosphere is a great place to see applied mathematics at work! You can link every equation (pretty much) to an observable process, and ultimately, the supercell in front of you will make sense from a physical perspective! Stick at it!
curiousnoob
I see a lot of debate about a Meteorology degree. Right now I am wrestling with the decision of committing myself to it. I am learning that I love weather because it is just an "awe" experience. Anyways, in a worse scenario what types of other career options does one obtain with this degree? Someone mentioned you have to have a PhD to obtain the career opportunities? I am just curious to hear what others have to say who have some experience with this? Thank you in advance.
rdale
EF5
You do not need a PhD unless you want to stay in academia for research purposes. It can't hurt though if you want to get into the NWS or a private sector firm. However a met degree by itself doesn't really transfer to anything else. Having a usable minor, like computer programming, GIS, etc. can translate.
